Daléríqa

Daléríqa, officially the Kingdom of Daléríqa (Ríqís: Reiquíe De Daléríqa) is a sovereign state which consists of a consitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with the Monarch as the official Head of State. It is a country with a long and dark past but has now become a country of great peace and prosperity.

Etymology
The modern name Daléríqa, which means "Sunshine of the North". This word is derived from a compound of two languages, Aystiá, and Öelarta. Daelá (Sunshine) and Rïqart (North) respectively. This name became the official name in 1910 when the Unification of what we now know as Daléríqa occured.

The naming of the country, the new flag and the unification of Daléríqa was made official on the 22nd of February, 1910 by King Adrián I

History
Before the Unification in 1910, Daléríqa was separated into three autonomous regions; Maltío to the far left, Öeland in the centre and Aysteria to the right. The three regions lived, somewhat peacefully, however, there always was some small battles on the borders so much so that the Kings of all three regions erected walls in 1800 on the border to try and stop these fights but instead of putting an end to the fighting it only escalated the tensions especially when it came to trading goods. The Öeish people having the central location tampered with goods coming out of and going into the region of Maltío.

With unrest in the air, on the 1st of June 1855, King Fredrik of Öeland used his central location to strike the much smaller Maltío, deeming that the Maltían people were worthless and did not deserve to share borders with Öeland. King Aeron of Maltío and his troops fought back and enlisted the help of Queen Aria of Aysteria to help in this battle. The War Of Purification	was a long arduous war lasting 2.5 years but eventually the combined forces of the Maltío and Aysteria armies managed to defeat King Aeron on the 3rd of January 1888 in the Battle of the Coast

A peace treaty was signed only 2 years later on the 3rd of January 1890 by King Aeron of Maltío, Queen Aria of Aysteria and new Queen Agnès of Öeland

The peace treaty allowed for free borders which caused civil unrest in Öeland as the people of Matío and Aysteria were coming to the region and started taking supplies and jobs away from the local Öeish people. With Queen Agnès on her deathbed, her son and heir apparent, Prince Aloysius was growing weary of the strain the Öeish people. Prince Aloysius was planning to strike Maltío and Aysteria as soon as Queen Agnès died, and on February 13th, 1900 at 2AM, just as Queen Agnès took her last breath, Prince Aloysius ordered the attack on Maltío and Aysteria.

Thus, The Battle of Deception began and because of Prince Aloysius' sister, Princess Agnete, the Maltían and Asyteri troops were ready for the attack. The Battle went on for two years and ended on February 21st, 1902 when Princess Agnete, King Aeron and Queen Aria orchestrated the Siege of the Delaríe and Prince Aloysius was slain.

One year after the Siege of the Delaríe, a second peace treaty was signed by now Queen Agnete of Öeland, new King Adrián I of Maltío and Queen Aria of Aysteria.

A few years after the second Peace Treaty was signed there was a vote in all three regions to see if the idea of Unification was something that the citizens of Maltío, Öeland and Aysteria were open to and the result was overwhelmingly positive and open to the idea. The citizens of all three regions were happy to be united as they did not see and differences between each other and the wars were due to tyrannical leaders.

It was decided that the three regions would unify into one country and King Adrián I was chosen by the people to stay on as reigning monarch, the Royal Families of Öeland and Aysteria were absorbed by the Maltío Royal Family and moved to the new capital Maskí.

And on the 22nd of February, 1910 Daléríqa was officially formed and has now grown into a prosperous country.

Flag


The current flag of Daléríqa was designed by King Adrián, Queen Agnete, and Queen Aria a few months after the unification. It was decided that the flag would be a combination of all three of the previous flags as they all meant something special and all held value. The light purple stems from the flag of Maltío and signifies the gracefulness and elegance of the country, it also has links to regality, wealth, extravagance, creativity, wisdom, dignity, grandeur, devotion, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and magic.



The light pink stems from the flag of Aysteria and signifies the romance and charm of the country, it also has links to the ideas of universal love of oneself and of others. Pink represents friendship, affection, harmony, inner peace, and approachability.



The teal cross is taken from the flag of Öeland and signifies the water as the country has a long coastline, it also has links to wisdom, serenity, wholeness, creativity, emotional balance, good luck, spiritual grounding, friendship, love, joy, tranquility, patience, intuition, and loyalty.

The flag is finished off with a coral coloured band in the centre, this colour signifies new life and restores harmony.

Geography
Situated in the Northern part of the continent, Daléríqa has a rich, diverse geography from the beautiful beaches that surround the country to the beautiful, rich forests that cover the south.

Climate
Most of Daléríqa has a temperate climate, despite its northern latitude, with four distinct seasons and mild temperatures throughout the year.

States
Daléríqa has four states—Mastéland (MAS), Gölrae (GÖL), Othála (OTH), and Maldonia (MAL).

Under the Constitution, the States essentially have plenary legislative power to legislate on any subject, whereas the Cortes Unido may only legislate within the subject areas enumerated under section 61. For example, State parliaments have the power to legislate with respect to education, criminal law and state police, health, transport, and local government, but the Cortes Unido does not have any specific power to legislate in these areas. However, Cortes Unido laws prevail over State laws to the extent of the inconsistency. In addition, the Cortes Unido has the power to levy income tax which, coupled with the power to make grants to States, has given it the financial means to incentivize States to pursue specific legislative agendas within areas over which the Cortes Unido does not have legislative power.

Each state and major mainland territory has its own parliament. The states are sovereign entities, although subject to certain powers of the Cortes Unido as defined by the Constitution. The lower houses are known as the Lejasté Assemblía; the upper houses are known as the Lejasté Couns. The head of the government in each state is the Premier and in each territory the Chief Minister.

Demographics
In 2010 the population of Daléríqa officially reached 10 million people, as recorded by the Padrón municipal. Daléríqa population density, at 70.04/km² (181.40/sq mi), distribution across the country is a little bit unequal with hubs in major cities around the coast growing at a higher growth than that of cities that are more inland. The population of Daléríqa more than doubled since formation in 1910, when it stood at 8.6 million, principally due to the spectacular demographic boom in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Native Daléríns make up 71% of the total population of Daléríqa. After the birth rate plunged between 2000 and 2002 and Daléríqa's population growth rate dropped, the population again trended upward, based initially on the return of many Daléríns who had emigrated to other Maian countries during the 1990s, and more recently, fuelled by large numbers of immigrants who make up 10% of the population. In 2005, Daléríqa instituted a five-month amnesty programme through which certain hitherto undocumented aliens were granted legal residency.

Culture
Since 1910, the primary influence behind Dalérín culture has been the culture kept from when modern day Daléríqa was Maltío, Öeland and Aysteria. The divergence and evolution that has occurred in the ensuing centuries has resulted in a distinctive Dalérín culture. Since the mid-20th century, Arkaystian popular culture has strongly influenced Daléríqa, particularly through television and cinema. Other cultural influences come from neighbouring countries, and through large-scale immigration.

Foreign Relations
Daléríqa is a country known for its neutral behaviour and its ability and willingness to work with other nations, despite their obvious flaws. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nina Jutrija, has been applauded worldwide due to her hardline politics but also on temperament and behaviour when working with difficult countries.

Björnska
After the ban was implemented there was a massive public outcry against this ban. Prime Minister Magdalena Xouria tried to calm tensions down but instead made the situation worse. The people of Daléríqa called for the ban to be overturned and the Queen Elena Eve Grimaldi listened to the people, overturning the #björnskaban and calling for an election to be brought forward from the 20th of March to the 20th of February.
 * Early morning on February 12 2017, following intense disagreements with the government officials of Björnska, Jutrija met the Prime Minister Magdalena Xouria, following this meeting an executive order was signed which included a strict travel ban on Björnsk citizens, the order stated that no Björnsk citizens were allowed to enter Daléríqa and it also included deportation of all Björnsk citizens that are currently in Daléríqa. Following this announcement, Gloom president Jake Phillips signed an executive order that had a similar effect in Darkwood.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The order also stipulates that there will be a blanket ban on all imports from Björnska.

Darkwood

 * Following the incident surrounding Björnska, Prime Minister Magdalena Xouria called up Gloom President Jake Phillips to discuss this issue. Following the 2 hour phone conversation, Xouria said that "Our bond with Darkwood has never been stronger! We know that we can count on them when the time comes and they know we will be there when we are needed" this statement has lead people to believe that the issue with the Björnsk government is far from over.